How long do gonorrhea bacteria live in the air?

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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Every year, about 200 million people worldwide are infected with gonococcal bacteria, when entering the body, they eat into the mucous membranes of the genitals and cause severe inflammation.

1 Characteristics of gonorrhea bacteria

The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae that causes gonorrhea was discovered by the scientist Neisser in 1879 and is the causative agent of gonorrhea. Some basic characteristics after looking under the microscope are as follows:
Gonorrhea bacteria have the shape of coffee beans arranged in pairs, so they are also known as dicocci. Size of gonococci: 1.6μm in length and 0.8μm in width. On microscopy, gonococci are Gram-negative. The structure of the gonococcal shell includes: The outer membrane is made of lipids, and the inner membrane is made of polysaccharides. But gonorrhea cocci reside in cells and monopolize cells To make an accurate diagnosis of gonorrhea, it is necessary to conduct some basic tests.

2. How long do gonorrhea bacteria live in the air?

How long gonorrhea bacteria live depends on the type of environment. Specifically:
2.1 In the external environment, how long Gonorrhea bacteria live outside the body depends on many factors. If they are exposed to chemicals in the environment, their survival time is only a few seconds. If in a normal environment, gonorrhea bacteria can live for a few minutes.
2.2 In the body environment Many people do not know how long gonorrhea bacteria survive in a warm environment in the body, however, they have a very strong vitality when they exist in the body environment. With a stable temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, gonorrhea bacteria will survive and grow for a long time. Therefore, when infected with gonorrhea bacteria, the treatment of gonorrhea in men or women is complicated.

2.3 In culture medium In culture, how long gonorrhea bacteria can survive is a question of many people. In this regard, specialists say that the culture environment should have 5-10% CO2 with a temperature between 35-37 degrees Celsius and 70% humidity, PH 7.3, gonorrhea bacteria just exist. In addition, this culture medium needs to ensure blood and necessary nutrients for gonorrhea bacteria to survive.
Thus, how long gonorrhea bacteria survive will depend on different types of environment. In the external environment, gonorrhea is very weak and quickly dies.
On the contrary, gonorrhea bacteria will survive very intensely in the humid environment of the body and unprotected sex is still the main way to transmit gonorrhea.

3. Gonorrhea is transmitted by which way?

The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are transmitted by the following ways:
Gonorrhea is transmitted through sex: Unprotected sex is the main cause of gonorrhea transmission. The chance of infection is 95%. The risk of catching gonorrhea through genital, anal, and oral sex is very high. Sharing personal items: Gonorrhea can be transmitted by sharing household items such as towels, underwear, toothbrushes, etc., or by direct contact with the pus discharge of an infected person. Gonorrhea can be transmitted through blood: Gonorrhea can be transmitted through blood such as: blood transfusion, sharing needles or syringes or direct contact with an open wound of an infected person. Therefore, if a patient donates blood, he or she can unknowingly transmit bacteria to the recipient. Gonorrhea can be transmitted from mother to child: Gonorrhea can be transmitted from mother to child in the case of normal delivery, when passing through the mother's uterus, the baby's thin skin is easily penetrated and transmitted by gonorrhea bacteria. sick. In addition, in the process of taking care of the child, if the child accidentally comes into contact with the mother's gonorrhea, there is a possibility of infection.

Gonorrhea is a dangerous sexually transmitted disease that has a great impact on the reproductive health of the infected person. Therefore, screening for gonorrhea to avoid possible complications is very important.
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